Monday, 2 February 2015

శ్రీ భ్రమరాంబ మల్లికార్జున స్వామి , శ్రీశైలం , కర్నూల్ జిల్లా , ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ . 

ఓం నమః శివాయ




Srisailam played a dominant role in the Indian religious, cultural and social history from ancient times. The epigraphical evidence reveals that the history of Srisailam begins with the Satavahanas who were the first empire builders in South India. The earliest known historical mention of the Hill - Srisailam, can be traced in Pulau Mavis Nasik inscription of 1st Century A.D. The Satavahanas, the Ikshvakus, the Pallavas, the Vishnu Kundis, the Chalukyas, the Kakatiyas, the Reddy Kings, the Srisailam or Srisailam (Śrīśailaṁ, Śrīśailamu) is situated in the Nallamala Hills of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the banks of the Krishna River about 212 km south of Hyderabad and 179 km from Kurnool. It is sometimes spelled Srisailam

Geography


Srisailam is located at 16.074°N 78.868°E. It has an average elevation of 409 meters (1345 ft). It is present in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. It has history which is past thousands of years which is ruled by Sri KrishnaDevaraya.

Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple


The Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple located in Srisailam is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples dedicated to Siva. Early it is called as Srigiri. Bhramarambha Temple is also located in the same complex. It is considered as one of the eighteen Shakti Peethas in India. Bhramarambha is a very ferocious deity. Originally she was worshipped by the Chenchu people. However, during British rule the temple was taken over by the Pushpagiri peetham forcibly with the help of the British Government ruling the Madras Presidency.
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Gateways


Tradition, literature as well as epigraphical sources state that the sacred hill of Srisailam has four gateways in the four cardinal directions namely,
  • Tripuranthakam is in Prakasam District in the east where God Tripurantakeshwara Swamy and Goddess Tripurasundari Devi are presiding deities.
  • Siddavatam is located on the bank of the river Penna in Kadapa District in the south where Jyothi Id Eswara Swamy and Goddess Kamakshi Devi are the presiding deities.
  • Alampur is on the bank of the river Tungabhadra in Mahbubnagar District in the west where Nava Brahma Alayas, a group of nine temples of the Chalukya period, are. This Kshetram is also the seat of Goddess Jogulamba, one of the eighteen Mahasakthis.
  • Umamaheswaram is located in Rangapur, Achampet Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District in the North where God Umamaheswara Swamy and Goddess Uma Maheswari Devi are the presiding deities.

Secondary gateways[edit]

Besides the main gateways, there are four Secondary Gateways in the four corner directions:
  • Yeleswaram: Located in Mahaboobnagar District now submerged in the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in the northeast with El Eswara Swamy and Katyani as presiding deities.
  • Somasila: Located on the bank of the river Penna in the southeast with Skanda Someshwara as the presiding deity.
  • Pushpagiri: Located in Kadapa District in the southwest with Santana Malleshwara as presiding deity.
  • Sangameswaram: Located at the confluence of the River Krishna and Tungabhadra in Kurnool District in the northwest and submerged at Srisailam Dam with Sangameswara as presiding deity. This temple has been re-built at Alampur.

Shivananda Lahari


Shivananda Lahari  is a devotional hymn composed by Adi Shankara, the 8th century Advaita philosopher, onon Shiva. It literally means Wave of Auspicious Bliss. It consists of one hundred stanzas of Sanskrit poetry in various chandas (metres). It was composed by Adi Shankara while staying in Srisailam, a pilgrimage town. It begins with an ode to Mallikarjuna and Bhramarambika, the deities at Srisailam.


Adi Shankara, a Hindu philosopher of the Advaita Vedanta school, wrote a large body of works[1] which are central to the Advaita Vedanta interpretation of the Prasthana Trayi, the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras. His works deal with logically establishing the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.

Overview


Methodology

Shankara formulates the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta by validating his arguments on the basis of quotations from the Vedas and other Hindu scriptures.
A large portion of his works is polemical in nature. He directs his polemics mostly against the Sankhya, Bauddha, Jaina, Vaisheshika and other non-vedantic Hindu philosophies.

Authorship

Many works thought to be of his authorship are debated and questioned as to their authorship today, including two of his best-known and important works, theVivekacūḍāmaṇi and the Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad Bhāṣya. Other scholars  say that Shankaracharya's authorship of the commentaries on the Brahman Sutra, the ten principal Upanishads as well as the Bhagavad Gita are beyond doubt.

Classification

Traditionally, his works are classified under
  • Bhāṣya, commentary
  • Prakaraṇa grantha, philosophical treatise
  • Stotra, devotional hymn
The commentaries serve to provide a consistent interpretation of the scriptural texts from the perspective of Advaita Vedanta. The philosophical treatises provide various methodologies to the student to understand the doctrine. The devotional hymns are rich in poetry and piety, serving to highlight the helplessness of the devotee and the glory of the deity. A partial list of his works is given below.

Bhāṣya

Adi Shankara wrote Bhāṣya (commentaries) on

Prakaraṇa grantha

Adi Shankara wrote the following treatises

Stotra

Adi Shankara composed many hymns on Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, Ganesha and Subrahmanya[10]

Editions

A lot of editions of the works of Adi Shankara are available. A few of them are given below:

Collections of Works

  • Sri Sankara Granthavali - Complete Works of Sri Sankaracarya in the original Sanskrit, v. 1-10, revised ed., Samata Books, Madras, 1998. (Originally published from Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1910ff., under the direction of the Sringeri matha.)
  • Sankaracaryaa Granthamala, v. 1-4, Basumati Sahitya Mandir, Calcutta, 1995. (complete works with Bengali translation and commentary)
  • Upanishad-bhashya-sangraha, Mahesanusandhana Samsthanam, Mt. Abu, 1979-1986. Sankara's bhashyas on the Katha, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Chandogya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, withAnanthagiris Tīkas and other sub-commentaries.
  • Prakarana-dvadasi, Mahesanusandhana Samsthanam, Mt. Abu, 1981. A collection of twelve prakarana granthas, with commentaries.
  • A Bouquet of Nondual Texts, by Adi Sankara, Translated by Dr. H. Ramamoorthy and Nome, Society of Abidance in Truth, 2006. A collection of eight texts. This volume contains the Sanskrit original, transliteration, word-for-word meaning and alternative meanings, and complete English verses.

Brahmasutra Bhashya

  • Edited with Marathi translation, by Kasinath Sastri Lele, Srikrishna Mudranalaya, Wai, 1908.
  • Edited with vayasika nyayama of Bharati Tirtha and Marathi commentary, by Vishnu Vaman Bapat Sastri, Pune, 1923.
  • Selections translated into English, by S. K. Belvalkar, Poona Oriental Series no. 13, Bilva Kunja Pune, 1938.
  • Edited with Adhikarana-ratnamala of Bharati Tirtha Sri Venkateswara Mudranalaya, Bombay, 1944.
  • Translated into English, by V. M. Apte, Popular Book Depot, Bombay, 1960.
  • Translated into English, by George Thibaut, Dover, New York, 1962. (reprint of Clarendon Press editions of The Sacred books of the East v.34, 38)
  • Sri Sankaracarya Granthavali, no. 3, 1964.
  • Translated into German, by Paul Deussen, G. Olms, Hildesheim, 1966.

Bhagavad Gita Bhashya

  • Critically edited by Dinkar Vishnu Gokhale, Oriental Book Agency, Pune, 1931.
  • Edited with Ananthagiri Tika, by Kasinath Sastri Agashe, Anandashrama Pune, 1970.
  • Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad Gita : with the commentary of Sri Sankaracharya, Samata Books, Madras, 1977.
  • A. G. Krishna Warrier, Srimad Bhagavad Gita Bhashya of Sri Sankaracarya, Ramakrishna Math, Madras, 1983.
  • Trevor Leggett, Realization of the Supreme Self : the Bhagavad Gita Yogas, (translation of Sankara's commentary), Kegan Paul International, London, 1995.

Upadesasahasri

  • Sitarama Mahadeva Phadke, Sankaracarya Krta Upadesasahasri, Rasika Ranjana Grantha Prasaraka Mandali, Pune, 1911. (with Marathi translation)
  • Paul Hacker, Unterweisung in der All-Einheits-Lehre der Inder: Gadya Prabandha, (German translation of and notes on the Prose book of the upadeSasAhasrI) L. Röhrscheid, Bonn, 1949.

Vivekachudamani

  • Edited with English translation, by Mohini Chatterjee, Theosophical Publishing House, Madras, 1947.
  • Ernest Wood, The Pinnacle of Indian Thought, Theosophical Publishing House, Wheaton (Illinois), 1967. (English translation)
  • Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood, Shankara's Crest-jewel of Discrimination, with A Garland of Questions and Answers, Vedanta Press, California, 1971.
  • Sri Sankara's Vivekachudamani with an English translation of the Sanskrit Commentary of Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati of Sringeri. Translated by P. Sankaranarayanan. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1999

Panchikarana

  • Edited with Suresh Vara's varttika and varttika bharana of Abhinava Narayananda Sarasvati (17th century), Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1970.
  • Edited with Gujarati translation and notes, Sri Harihara Pustakalaya, Surat, 1970.

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